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Genius and debauchery
Alexandre Dumas the father
Phraseologism: Genius and debauchery.
Meaning: About a talented person who leads a wild, disordered life, unworthy of his abilities, talents.
Origin: From the title of the drama "Kean, or Genius and Debauchery" by the French playwright Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870), dedicated to the fate of the famous English actor Keane (1787-1833).
Random phraseology:
The gods judged otherwise.
Meaning:
About the vicissitudes of fate.
Origin:
Translation from Latin: Dis aliter visum. From the poem "Aeneid" by the Roman poet Virgil (Publius Virgil Maron, 70-19 BC). Talking about the death of Troy, he describes the unsuccessful attempt of the Trojan detachment to resort to military cunning. The Trojans dressed in the clothes of the Greeks, believing to bring confusion to their ranks, "but the gods judged otherwise": because of this dressing, the Trojans were attacked by blows from both their own, who did not know about this trick, and strangers, who recognized it. The expression "but the gods judged otherwise" is a literary version of the more famous and common saying: "Man proposes, but God disposes." |
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